ADR Notes

Mixed-mode dispute resolution: China's Belt and Road is driving change

The role of mediation in the resolution of Belt and Road Initiative disputes

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has gained huge momentum of late, with governments, companies and lawyers keen to maximise the many …

Enforcing dispute adjudication board decisions

We reported earlier this year on a spate of recent court decisions in different jurisdictions giving support for the use of dispute adjudication boards …

Judicial support for dispute adjudication boards

Three separate court decisions in different jurisdictions in recent months have given support to dispute adjudication boards (DABs) as a form …

The rise of ADR in Japan

A number of alternative dispute resolution procedures are available and recognised in Japan – including expert determination, mediation, conciliation, …

Update on ADR in Japan's financial services sector

Our previous post reported on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures” (the “ADR Promotion Law”), …

Hong Kong Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC) opens

On 19 June 2012 the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre opened to assist financial institutions and their clients to resolve monetary disputes …

Changes to the Industrial Relations Act in Singapore allow employees to pursue mediation

On 1 February 2011 amendments to the Industrial Relations Act were brought into force in Singapore. Among the amendments is the establishment of a new …

Creation of ADR framework for financial services in Japan

"The Law Concerning the Promotion of the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures" (the "ADR Promotion Law") was promulgated on 1 December 2004 …